Card holder



Feb. 11, 1930. M. .KELHEMER 1,747,077

CARD HOLDER Filed July C5,` v19128 Patented Feb. 11, 1930 UNTED STATES earner ori-*ice IRWIN' M. IKELHEIMER, 0F FREEPGRT, NEW YORK CARD HOLDER Application filed July 3, 1828. Serial No. 290,160.

The invention relates to card holders, such as may be used upon packages, trunks, boxes, and the like.

@ne object of the invention is to provide a holder' Which may be permanently iiXed to the package which is adapted to carry an address or the like, in such a manner that the card may be inserted or renewed at the Will of the owner when the package is opened,

and to provide a holder with means for positively retaining the card against accidental or malicious displacement.

A further object is to provide a body part of the holder with a Well defined guideivay,

along which the card may be slid into and out of operative position, and to provide a retaining member adapted to be moved into and out of retaining position only at such times as the package to Which it is secured is opened.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby the retaining member is normally held in retaining position, preventing accidental or malicious displacement of the card.

Other objects and features of the present invention will be apparent upon a consideration of the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan vien7 of my improved card holder secured to a package.

Figure 2 is a sectional vieiv taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings Whichillustrate only one embodiment of my present invent-ion; it being understood that the invention may assume various forms of application, 10 shows a card holder which may be formed of sheet metal or the like, and which includes a flanged periphery 11 having apertures therein to receive suitable fastening means 12. The holder 10 is provided ivith a central aperture 13 through Which the identification card 14 may be visible.

Adjacent the periphery of the aperture 13, the holder 10 is struck-out to provide guide- Ways for the card and a retaining flange 15 in spaced relation to t-he iiange 11. is understood that if desired a transparent protective member may be carried Within the card holder to protect the card from disfigurement The front edge of the card holder is flanged upwardly as at 16 to provide access for the card-identifying means. Adjacent the front edge 16 a struck-out bead portion 17 is pro'- vided which is adapted to receive a retaining member, as Will be hereinafter described.

lVithin the container and secured by the intermediate fastening members 12, a retaining member 18 is provided comprising a fiat plate having an angularly disposed tongue 19 struck out therefrom, and a finger-hold portion 20 struck out in the opposite direction from the tongue 19. By reference to Fig. 2 it Will be noted that the stuck-out tongue 19 is adapted to extend through an aperture 2l in the package, and to be received Within the bead 17 of the body of the card holder. lt may thus be seen that for insertion or removal of the identifying means Within the holder, the retaining member 18 is moved outwardly to the position shown in the dotted lines in Fig. 2. Thus, the tongue 19 is Withdrawn from the bead 17 through the aper- Y ture 21, and card may be readily removed or inserted under the edge 16.

After the card is properly positioned within the card holder, the retaining member 18 moves by virtue of its resiliency to the position shown in the full lines of Fig. 2; thus, obstructing the entrance at the edge 16, preventing removal of the identifying means. By forming the projecting portion 19 at right angles to the retaining member 18, it Will be seen that the insertion of an instrument under the edge 16 of the card holder will not result in movement of the retaining member 19 from the bead 17. Thus, it may be seen that insertion or removal of the indentification means may only be accomplished With the package open, and by manual movement of the retaining member from the inside of the trunk, box or the like. Thus, it may be seen that the invention provides a simple and etlicient card holder, bythe use of Which accidental or malicious displacement of the card is prevented. 4

It Will be understood that the invention is not confined to the particular embodiment herein disclosed. It may be readily seen that the invention may assume various forms to accommodate various packages with which it may be used.

I claim:

l. In a device of the character described, the combination With a receptacle, of a card holding body on the exterior Wall thereof, said body being open at one end to receive a card therethrough, the top of said body having an elongated bead at said open end adj acent the edge, an elongated spring element on the interior Wall parallel to said body, and an elongated tongue urged by said element to pass through said Wall to be received in said bead, said tongue extending at right angles with respect to said element and being integral therewith.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with an apertured receptacle, of a card-holding body on the exterior Wall thereof, said body including a card-receiving portion and securing edges extending therebeyond, one edge of said body being spaced from said receptacle to provide a passage coininunicating with the card-receiving portion of said body, said spaced edge including a bead, an elongated spring element on the inner Wall of said receptacle, including an elongated right angularly bent tongue receivable through the aperture of said receptacle and into the bead of said body edge to secure a card Within said body Without distortion oi said card.

IRIVIN M. IKELIIEIh/IERv 

